Diversity Analysis of Bacterial Glycan Chain-Termination Chemistry
Help to Unlock the Secrets of Bacterial Glycan Chain
Bacterial cells have complex glycan structures on their surfaces. These glycans play important roles in many important biological processes. CD BioGlyco offers a diversity analysis service for bacterial glycan chain-termination chemistry based on its extensive experience in Analysis and Prediction. An analysis of the mechanism of bacterial glycan chain termination can help our clients elucidate the various functions of glycan chains in bacteria, regulate the synthesis pathways of specific glycoproteins, and develop therapeutic approaches against bacteria.
It is found that any chemical moiety can be used as a glycan chain-termination residue, added to the site of a glycosyltransferase-catalyzed extension, or recognizes receptors by inhibiting polymerase. We have a wide range of bioinformatics analysis tools for Glycoprotein Structure, glycan resolution, and more. Using our knowledge of the bacterial glycan capping system, known protein structures, and gene correlations, combined with our analytical tools, we perform diversity analyses of bacterial glycan chain-termination chemistry. The analysis consists of the following main components:
- The systems that reported terminal capped residues in the glycan structure are studied. The sequences of the related enzyme and protein genes involved are comparatively analyzed for homologs.
- We predict the gene products.
- We perform predictive analysis of protein structural domains to determine their chemical identity.
- We also incorporate some nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and other strategies to analyze glycan structures in different bacterial species to further identify various bacterial glycan chain-termination modifications.

Publication Data
Technology: Bioinformatics analysis
Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
IF: 11.1
Published: 2023
Results: Klebsiella pneumoniae surface lipopolysaccharide O antigenic polysaccharide (OPS) influences the survival of pathogens in the host. Determination of the structure of OPS plays a crucial role in the study of immunotherapeutics and the development of vaccines. In this study, the glycoforms of OPS were firmly determined by NMR and other tools. They also analyzed the related enzymes with bioinformatics analysis tools. This study provides a good demonstration for us to analyze the chemical diversity of bacterial glycan chain termination by bioinformatics.
Fig.1 Phylogenetic analysis of glycan pyruvyltransferases. (Kelly, et al., 2023)
Applications of Diversity Analysis of Bacterial Glycan Chain-Termination Chemistry
- Glycoprotein production: Diversity analysis of bacterial glycan chain-termination chemistry provides a good theoretical basis for employing the bacterial protein glycosylation mechanism in recombinant E. coli to produce glycoproteins with specific glycan chains.
- Development of tools for bacterial analysis: Analysis of the diversity of bacterial glycan chain-termination chemistry provides useful information for designing tools such as molecular probes for bacterial analysis.
- Antibiotic development: Understanding the diversity of bacterial glycan chain-termination chemistry can provide useful information for the development of novel antibiotics.
Highlights of Diversity Analysis of Bacterial Glycan Chain-Termination Chemistry
- We offer flexible and customizable diversity analysis services for bacterial glycan chain-termination chemistry to fuel our clients' research.
- We have a team of experienced bioinformatics experts to provide comprehensive diversity analysis of bacterial glycan chain-termination chemistry.
- We comprehensively analyze the mechanism of bacterial glycan chain termination, including the enzymes and structural differences associated with the termination of glycan chain synthesis in different bacterial species.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What are the functions of bacterial glycans?
Bacterial glycans are structurally diverse, including glycoproteins' linker glycans, capsular polysaccharides, etc., and play important roles in bacterial life activities, such as host-pathogen interactions, biofilm formation, and protection against immune defenses. At the same time, they contribute to microbial diversity.
- Why is diversity analysis of bacterial glycan chain-termination chemistry important?
Diversity analysis of bacterial glycan chain-termination chemistry contributes to an in-depth understanding of bacterial glycan assembly, glycan chain synthesis termination mechanisms, and related enzymes, as well as providing data to support studies of the synthesis of glycoproteins with specific glycan chains in bacteria.
CD BioGlyco is staffed with experienced technicians for diversity analysis of bacterial glycan chain-termination chemistry. Along with providing analytical reports, we also provide valuable insights into our clients' analyses. Please feel free to contact us to learn more about the diversity analysis of bacterial glycan chain-termination chemistry if this is an area of interest or need for you.
Reference
- Kelly, S.D.; et al. Identification of a second glycoform of the clinically prevalent O1 antigen from Klebsiella pneumoniae. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2023, 120(29): e2301302120.
For research use only. Not intended for any diagnostic use.
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